A reader on here asked me oh so kindly if I could change the name of this story. I don't know why but she really wanted me to. So it's now called Riku. I have the whole story planned out in my head already. Maybe I'll even update every day. Who knows?
Chapter3. The Ducati Duran
Behind every smile is a frown. Behind every laugh is a cry.
"So let me get this straight. Yagami actually paired you up with Fujino? That's hilarious!" Nao said in between laughs as she continued to point at me. I sighed heavily for the millionth time today. I can't believe Yagami paired me up with that girl! Hello! Could she not see that we fucking hated each other? The school and their mothers know we hated each other. It's no secret.
Yamato had been a little bit more sympathetic with her laughing. Instead of standing right next to and laughing in my ear like her girlfriend she had the bottom half of her face buried in her hoodie so I couldn't see her laughing. I sighed again.
I hate them both.
It was lunchtime now. After Yagami announced that I'd be working with Shizuru I ditched the rest of my classes and sulked in the courtyard for a good few hours. Yamato, Nao, and I were the first to make it to our signature table. It was the one closest to the window so we could enjoy the scenery outside.
People had begun to emerge from their classes and fill into the cafeteria. They all stopped and gave us weird looks. I waved them off.
"Oh don't mind us, she just finally figured out her bra size."
Nao stopped laughing and glared at me. Yamato was crying at this point. I shook my head as Nao glared at her. Guess who won't be getting any tonight? "Whatever Mutt, you're like the same size as me." She argues crossing her arms.
I raised an eyebrow. "I actually need a bra spider."
Nao's face turned bright red as she gave me the finger. I shrugged. I was kind of cold because I had thrown away my hoodie because Tomoe had touched it when she walked by. Now I was only left in a long sleeve shirt that was a size to big. Yamato had risen from her position on the bench and had come over to comfort her distraught girlfriend.
"Come on babe, I wasn't laughing at you. I was laughing with you." She whines, kissing Nao's cheek.
Nao turns her head with a small huff. "Whatever, Takara."
I turn my head away in annoyance as the two girls began bickering affectionately. I watched as two figures came and sat down at the table.
"I heard Yagami paired you up with Fujino." A handsome girl with short dark hair and glasses commented immediately, pulling out a black iPhone. I sighed heavily. Of course she knew.
Harada, Chie was the biggest gossip queen in all of Japan. She's also the biggest flirt even though she has a girlfriend. I glared at the handsome girl as she waited intently for my conformation. I sighed again. God I'm so tired of sighing. I nodded my head slightly.
"Aw, that sucks." The other girl commented sympathetically.
Senoh, Aoi was a beautiful brunette with sparkling blue eyes. She's really sweet, but is known to be Bi-polar. She's dating Chie too. I honestly have no idea how she can put up with the dark haired girl's antics. "That sucks? Man, I'd kill to be Fujino's partner! I mean have you seen her-"
"What was that Chie?" Aoi said, squeezing the dark haired girl's hand.
Chie's face contorted in pain as her girlfriend applied more pressure. "Grades! Have you seen her grades?"
"Good girl." Aoi cooed kissing Chie's cheek.
Chie chuckled nervously as she tended to her probably broken hand. I raised an eyebrow. Another thing, I think Aoi is bat shit crazy, but Tomoe takes the cake and everything with it. Ugh, I shivered just thinking about that creep. It seems like no matter what her creepy ass always gets into my head. "Natsuki, how's Riku?" Aoi asked, her blue eyes sparkling.
Aoi and the rest of the gang are completely smitten with my baby. Aoi was the first to hold her out of all my friends and she fell in love with her instantly. Riku completely adores Aoi. I'd never admit it out loud, but it's incredibly cute how Aoi handles her.
"Yeah, how is the brat?" Nao said as she and Yamato slid into the booth with us.
I rolled my eyes as I took a seat next to Aoi. Nao tries to act like she doesn't like Riku, but she loves her just as much as Aoi does. Letting her hold Riku is the fastest way to shut her up.
"Oh here Natsuki," Yamato says as she reaches into her bag, "We got her something."
Yamato handed me a bundle. I began to unfold it. It was a little, long sleeved, baby blue shirt with white letters on the front. I chuckled slightly at the words on the front.
"Just did nine months." I read aloud.
I had to admit it was incredibly cute. I was so soft and smelled really nice. I'm sure Riku would love it. "Thanks guys." I said sincerely.
It made me want to go home even more now. I wonder what Riku and Alyssa were doing right now? Riku doesn't sleep as much as other babies. She's adventurous. Her curiosity always gets the better of her. She doesn't cry as much as other babies. She's a strong kid with a determined mind.
"Oh my god that shirt is so cute!" A squeal erupted in my ear as the shirt was plucked from my grasp. She pushed me over so she could sit down and inspected the shirt with wide violet eyes. I resisted the urge laugh uncontrollably as Nao glared at the newcomer's chest.
Tokiha, Mai had short flaming red hair and pretty violet eyes. She was one of those girls that was neither fat nor skinny and had a lot to offer in the boob department. I'm serious. She has the biggest boobs I've ever seen in my life. Mai is really sweet and dubbed as the motherly figure in our group. She also cooks the best food. Her Mayo ramen is to die for. "Is this for Riku?"
I nodded as she handed the shirt back to me. I made sure to snatch it from her so she could know how it feels. I folded it and stuffed it gently in my bag. It wasn't like there was anything in there anyways. "I heard Yagami-sensei paired you up with the Kaichou. Is it true?" Mai asked as she pulled some things out of her bag. She passed each of us a bento then took out one for herself. This is why I like Mai. She cooks for us all the time and never complains because she loves it.
I nodded as I opened my bento and dug in. She had made me some ramen and has poured a hefty amount of mayonnaise on it. Oh my god it tasted like heaven. I was finished in a matter of seconds and I patted my belly for affect. "That was awesome." I complimented as I leaned back and stretched. Mai's cooking was definitely the best I've ever had. She smiled and went back to her food as two more figures approached the table. A boy with dark blonde hair and brown eyes, and a small girl with spiky hair and golden eyes sat down at the table. The spiky haired girl immediately latched onto Mai as the red-head ruffled her hair affectionately. She handed her and the boy a bento as greeted the rest of us.
Minagi, Mikoto was in the same grade as Nao. She was small and had messy spiky hair and giant golden eyes. Even though she was tiny she could eat, eat, and eat. That's all she does is eat. And she never puts on weight. That amazes me because even I get full eventually. Except if I'm eating mayonnaise. I could eat mayonnaise all day every day. She's also the Vice president of the student council's younger sister.
Yuuichi, Tate was a tall blonde boy with light brown eyes. He was the only boy in our group. He's on the kendo team along with my creepy stalker Takeda. Tate also had a stalker by the name of Shiho. The thing is Tate's completely out of her league. Not only is he gay, but he currently talks to Reito. Who is also probably gay? Seriously you can't be that handsome and not share with both genders. It's completely inhuman.
Wait, since he's gay, does he still count as a boy in our group?
I've always wondered that. Tate squealed in joy as Mai handed him his bento. He opened it and dug in to the deliciously smelling burger and rice balls. I didn't like rice balls. I don't eat balls.
"Why do you hate Fujino so much Natsuki? I mean you do have a kid together." Tate said around a mouthful of hamburger. My eyebrow twitched in disgust. God, I wish he would swallow first before he spoke. But I do the same thing so..
"Yeah she's not that bad. I mean she's kind of uptight, but she's not that bad." Yamato said while the rest of them nodded.
Why do I hate Fujino? Why do I hate that bitch? Oh I'll tell you why! Just thinking about her made my skin crawl. I didn't even notice there was a small fire on the table I was staring a whole into. Mai yelped and dumped her water on it. Ugh. Calm down Natsuki, calm down. Just think about punching Tomoe or sneezing on Reito. The sneezing on Reito immediately calmed me down because Reito is the cleanest guy at this school and sneezing on him would trigger world war 3. Or was it 4? I never paid attention in class.
I took a breath. "Remember my first bike? That baby blue Ducati Duran?"
"Yeah." They all replied, urging me to go on.
Not only was it my first bike, but my dad had given it to me before he died. Natsu Kuga was my dad's name. He was handsome, tall, and had almost no muscle. He was incredibly skinny and had long black hair that he would always braid neatly. He had kind brown eyes and a smile to die for. I missed him incredibly. He was a loving father. He never pushed me away or down talked me. He didn't treat me like a boy just because of my extra appendage. He still treated me like I was a princess and he always told me I was his perfect little angel. He died two years ago, when I was 14.
He was killed. We didn't know by whom or what or why. All we knew was it was a bullet embedded between his dark eyes.
You see, my dad was an engineer. He created motorcycles and exotic cars. The Ducati Duran was his latest creation. He had taken a simple Ducati 848 and had made it into something out of an anime or something. He put a Lamborghini engine inside of it. It was the ultimate speed demon. Anyone who's anyone knows that a Lamborghini is the fastest car in the world so equipping a motorcycle with its engine would make it the fastest vehicle in the world. He worked night and day on it.
Finally it was done.
He had been stupid with joy. He ran around the house shouting about his success. I remember when he would grab my mom and spin her around in his scrawny but strong arms. He awoke me from slumber and dragged me down the stairs into the garage. When I saw it I almost fainted.
The Ducati Duran was magnificent.
It was darker than obsidian and had neon blue and white designs. The engine was chrome and bustling with power. Its wheels were as black as its body and had blue rims. The handle bars were a little farther away from the seat so you would have to lean a bit further up. He said it was safer that way. I remember smiling when I saw the drawing a wolf with neon green eyes on its side.
"It was the Ducati Duran right?" Tate said. I nodded.
"My dad gave me that bike right before he died." I whispered. They all looked at me with sympathetic eyes. This was the first time they heard from me about my dad.
"Wait what does that have to do with Fujino?" Nao asked confused.
"I was getting to that!" I snapped.
"Anyway, a few days before he died he told me that it was his best creation. He rode it once. He came back and his hair was a mess. His eyes and mouth were devoid of any moisture because he didn't wear a helmet and going at those types of speeds? He hit 210 miles an hour! And that wasn't even the fastest the bike could go." I said.
"210 miles an hour? Holy shit that's faster than most cars on video games!" Yamato piped up, her grey eyes wide in amazement.
"Wait what does this have to do with Fujino?" Nao asked again.
"Again I was getting to that!" I snapped again.
Damn Nao.
"He was killed a few days after he rode the bike. He was shot by someone."
"Wait! Are you saying Fujino shot him?" Nao said again.
"NAO! I'm telling the story."
"Before he died he told me the bike was mine. He said he made it especially for me. The first time I rode it was when I was 15. I snuck out my house when my mom was sleeping and took it for a spin. It was the fastest thing I've ever been on."
"Wait, what does this have to do with Fujino?"
"NAO!"
"That wasn't even me! It was Chie!"
"Shut up! I'm telling the story!"
Damn.
"Remember when I was in the hospital for like 2 days?" I asked.
"Yeah with that broken arm and dislocated shoulder." Tate said waving his fork.
"Well Fujino was there to."
"Wait, so Fujino is a nurse?"
I face-palmed so hard I actually hurt myself. I'm sure there's a hand print on my face right about now. "No you dumbass. She was the one who crashed into me! She was on the texting and wasn't paying attention to the rode. She didn't stop at the light like she was fucking supposed to."
Ugh, Fujino was on the phone when she was supposed to be watching. Luckily I was only going about 30 when we hit. Her car hit the back of my bike, making me do a tailspin. I fell off the bike and onto my arm. All my weight crashed onto my arm and hence the dislocation and broken limb.
"So you hate her because you got into a car accident?" Yamato asked.
"Not just that."
I hate her because she wasn't doing what she was supposed to. And her carelessness cost me my dad's most prized possession. That bike was the only thing besides his love that he's ever given me. It was the only thing I had to remember him by.
"After she hit me the bike's impact on the ground was enough to break through the shell of engine. Due to the incredible power the bike carried it overworked itself. I knew it was going to explode so I grabbed the bitch and we ran. Then we watched as my dad's most prized possession blew up into thousands of pieces. I called her so many names, so many terrible things. All she said was it was just a stupid bike."
The ringing of the bell snapped the out of their silence. I stood up. I slammed my hands hard on the table as I glared at each and every one of them.
"That is why I hate Shizuru Fujino."
Okay I decided to just give you filler on why Shizuru and Natsuki hate each other. Sorry for any mistakes, I don't speak English every well. It's the only language I know lol but I don't talk very well. It's cause im 'ghetto' aha. Don't worry little Riku and the project will make an appearance next chapter. Read and review. But that's why Natsuki hates Shizuru, why does Shizuru hate Natsuki?
